HTF DVD REVIEW: Indiana Jones: The Adventure Collection - Page 3

Douglas Monce · 05-07-2008, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by mike kaminski

I meant the plane in Raiders.

Oh my guess would be to mount it to the wing struts.

Doug

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haroldS · 05-09-2008, 04:13 PM

I presume that this set is "closed captioned" or has english subtitles. Does anyone know if these titles appear only in the black bar areas or whether some also appear over the picture?

Lord Dalek · 05-09-2008, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by haroldS

I presume that this set is "closed captioned" or has english subtitles. Does anyone know if these titles appear only in the black bar areas or whether some also appear over the picture?

Depends on the type of tv and the type of player. If you're watching it on a 16:9, it'll probably be just inside the picture and slightly spilling off into the black. On a standard, completely in the black.

Lord Dalek · 05-09-2008, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Douglas Monce

Lucas no longer owns THX so I don't know if their association has been cut as well or not.

I doubt it. THX Inc. went public over 6 years ago and this has not meant anything at all for Lucasfilm (which still controlls majority shares in the company).

TheBat · 05-10-2008, 03:25 PM

USA network is showing the indiana jones trilogy. its in HD and letterbox. even the standard edition of USA network is showing it in letterbox. they are showing last crusade right now.
all 3 will repeat again tomorrow.
Jacob

Lord Dalek · 05-10-2008, 05:17 PM

One more question: when you say "new THX logo" do you mean "Broadway 2000"?

Ron Reda · 05-13-2008, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBat

USA network is showing the indiana jones trilogy. its in HD and letterbox. even the standard edition of USA network is showing it in letterbox. they are showing last crusade right now.
all 3 will repeat again tomorrow.
Jacob

Yep and they all looked pretty damn good! Imagine my surprise when they were NOT squeezed into a 16:9 frame.

Ray_R · 05-14-2008, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron Reda

Yep and they all looked pretty damn good! Imagine my surprise when they were NOT squeezed into a 16:9 frame.

Full OAR 2.35:1?!
I'd buy this set ONLY for the image galleries. Where the hell are the extras from the LD's and even the Widescreen VHS? I'm assuming they're holding onto those until the inevitable release of the Tetralogy/Collection on BD later this year ("Quadrilogy" is just a marketing word made-up by FOX). I wanted this set two be two discs each! Fiest disc obviously a remaster/reencode, with the same soundmix as before but meatier perhaps. Even a full-fledged subtitled trivia track would've been great. And the second disc. The full individual parts from the 4th Disc Documentary. It seemed that each following film was giving shorter coverage compared to Raiders. Even an archival gallery with the LD extras and stuff would've been icing. More in depth is what I would've wanted it. But no, Star Wars gets the better extras compared to this filler.
I'm glad someone online is preserving the LD documentary discs onto DVD. I certainly doubt they'll be released on any newer format soon. It's great for the image galleries since I love looking at storyboards, concept art and everything but the featurettes just fall short.
All-in-all, I guess I'll just be buying this more for the image galleries and stuff for KotCS. Most likely KotCS will receive a two-disc DVD treatment.
There are always custom made DL DVD's with all the archival material not on DVD for the Trilogy. Wouldn't even be bootlegging honestly since I'd consider most of the material would be from Laserdisc and broadcasts. Even VHS. Gonna buy the boxset when it's far lower in price. Hell, they even used the same menu and transfer from the 2003 Trilogy set. Talk about uninspired.

EDIT: Even this set could've had a seventh disc, if they'd've gone the teo-disc each route, and covered all the other Indiana Jones stuff. An exclusive to the set. The video games, books, comic books and everything. With interviews and minutae (sp?) from the creators of them. I WANT AN EXTENSIVE SET OF EXTRAS FOR INDIANA JONES TRILOGY, DAMMIT! Hal Barwood, Hugh Fleming, Dave Dorman, Rob MacGregor, Max McCoy, Drew Struzan and alot of other people. It's too bad I'm not a DVD producer like Charlie de Lauzirika. Then I'd make some superb supplements. Don't I wish.

TheBat · 05-14-2008, 03:26 PM

the trailer for the new movie.. was it enhanced for widescreen? I remember seeing the non ehanced one in front of cloverfield.

Jacob

MattH. · 05-14-2008, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBat

the trailer for the new movie.. was it enhanced for widescreen? I remember seeing the non ehanced one in front of cloverfield.

Jacob

My memory is spotty, but my initial response would be no; I don't believe very many of the trailers on Paramount's DVDs are anamorphic.

I will check when I go back downstairs just to confirm.

TravisR · 05-14-2008, 05:16 PM

^I saw the Raiders Of The Lost Ark DVD yesterday at a buddy's house and I'm pretty sure the trailer is anamorphic. The reason it stuck in my mind is because I was expecting it to be non-anamorphic (like on Cloverfield).

MattH. · 05-15-2008, 11:00 AM

I finally remembered to check, and the trailer is indeed in anamorphic widescreen.

Sumnernor · 05-15-2008, 02:31 PM

Minor question. at the beginning of "The Last crusade" is that actually somewhere in the US midwest???